mybabysgonechap5

My Baby’s Gone, Chapter 5

Gwen was getting dressed for Sarah’s funeral when Rebecca barged into the room.

“ WHY are you away from your husband? Why did you move back here?”

“ I moved here because I knew I could get some PEACE.”

” Away from your husband? You…you’re going to let that Tacosita sink her claws into Ethan?”

” Newsflash for you, Mother, Theresa ALREADY has her hooks into Ethan.”

” You’re going to hand your husband over to her?”

” If I had, I’d have my Sarah. And Sarah is worth 100 of Ethan.”

” Gwen, you don’t mean that.”

” Yes, I do. Mother, get this through your head. Unlike you, I’m not willing to stay with a man who loves another woman. “

” Gwen, they all cheat.”

” Maybe they do. But, I deserve more.”

” More than what?”

” More than getting an ulcer because I’m worried, if my husband is 10 minutes late, that he’s with Theresa. What kind of mother are you?”

” What?”

” I didn’t even have Sarah, and I was thinking about it from the point of view that Sarah experienced everything I did with Ethan, unfortunately. For the life of me, I can’t see myself telling Sarah to go back to a man who is involved with another woman.”

“ You don’t know what you’d do.”

” True, but looking at it through the perspective of me being Sarah has added some more knowledge for me. Mother, I know you love me, but your advice sucks. We don’t see the world the same way, and if you had left me alone…”

” Oh, sure, blame the mother.”

” I’m not blaming you. I accept responsibility. For all of this.”

“ It’s not your fault! It’s Theresa’s fault!”

“ Mother, I would never argue with you that Theresa is a worthless, lowlife sack of shit. That’s a given. But, Theresa wasn’t the one who went against all her instincts, in order to believe Ethan’s lies. If I had trusted my instincts, Sarah would be alive.”

” But Theresa..”

” Is not going to be a factor in my life. I will always hate that psychotic bitch. Make no mistakes about that. I wouldn’t spit on her if she was on fire. But, I’m through with this black hole of a triangle. I choose my sanity.”

“ Gwen, you’ve loved Ethan since you were a girl.”

” And the Ethan that I fell in love with doesn’t exist anymore, Mother. If he ever did, because the Ethan that I loved wouldn’t have fallen in love with his stalker. So, instead of my trying to find ‘ My Ethan’, it’s time I saw Ethan for who he is, and decide that I can’t be with that one.”

” Gwen..”

” It’s over, Mother. Over.”

Whitney knocks on Simone’s door.

“ Simone, I wanted to talk.”

“ I don’t have anything to say to a backstabber like you!” Simone tried to close the door on Whitney, but Whitney stopped her.

” Tough! Because, we’re going to have it out. Now.”

” You’re a lying, backstabbing bitch, Whitney!”

” I KNOW I wronged you, Simone. I know that I was wrong to lie to you. That I lied to you from the beginning, because I lied to myself. I’ve had a lot of time to think, Simone. I did you wrong, and in a way, I think I cursed myself. Karma had to pay me back for hurting one of the longest relationships in my life. I’ve had nightmares about the night that you found out about Chad and me. The look of hurt on your face. I caused that, and I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, Simone.”

Simone looked at her sister. “ I loved Chad.”

“ So did I. But, I shouldn’t have. He hurt you, and that should have been my first sign. I shouldn’t have been surprised when I found out that he had hurt me too. Simone, I don’t want us to be Liz and her sister. I have nothing against Liz, but I think, on some level, she’s pathetic. Her sister was no older than me when their relationship broke apart. Liz has no life of her own. Her sister has a life, and by holding onto all that pain and misery, Liz was left with nothing.”

” I noticed that too. I want a life of my own.”, Simone said sadly.

” Simone, I want us to be sisters again. I guess that’s all I have to say. I’m going to get ready for the funeral.” Whitney turns to leave the room, and Simone speaks up.

” When I heard that you were shot, I was worried about you. I didn’t want you to die. That was just my anger talking the other day.”, Simone said softly.

“ Thanks.”

“ Well, I guess I should get ready for the funeral too.”

“ See you downstairs.”

Julian felt his pocket vibrate. He knew who was calling him, because she was the only one with this new cellphone’s number.

“ We have to meet tomorrow morning. Early. I have something to discuss with you.”, she said and hung up.

Theresa was fingering Gwen’s ring around her neck. It was fate. She was going to have her family with Ethan and Little Ethan. It was going to happen. She was so happy. It was only a matter of time. After all, fate had seen to it that there were no more obstacles to her being with Ethan.

And, once Ethan saw her at Sarah’s funeral, he would know how sincere she was.

As she looked over her appearance, Pilar came into the room.

” Theresa, why are you dressed like that?”

” Because, I’m going to Sarah’s funeral.”

” You can’t be serious. You simply can’t be serious about it.”

” Mama, I have to be there, for Ethan.”

” Ethan does not need you there. He needs his wife.”

” Gwen doesn’t want Ethan anymore.”

” That doesn’t matter. You are NOT the person that needs to be comforting Ethan. Not when you are responsible.”

” No, I’m not! Ethan said that he didn’t blame me!”

” But, Gwen, surely does.”

” I’m going to be there for Ethan, Mama. He needs me.”